Egypt to be cooking with Algerian gas

The Egyptian government has negotiated with Algerian petroleum company SONATRACH to increase its butane gas imports from the country to one million tonnes per year, state-run daily Al-Ahram reported on Thursday.

The Egyptian government has negotiated with Algerian petroleum company SONATRACH to increase its butane gas imports from the country to one million tonnes per year, state-run daily Al-Ahram reported on Thursday.

Hani Dhahi, head of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation, said President Mohamed Morsi had demanded a rise in imports of cooking gas to provide a significant strategic reserve during the winter.